This is a new product from Hanak (2013) and was apparently used very successfully by the Cz team in recent World Championships. Unlike a Hends French Leader (which I have and use up to now) which has a butt to tip taper this French Leader ( Hanak refer to it as a Cz Leader) has a more level body with a short taper at the point. The result is a leader which you can in effect “shoot” with a suitable rod, like my Hanak 4 in 1 Czech Nymph Champion #3.
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I bought myself a couple of Airflo 40+ fly lines for a couple of large still water outings. I felt they might get me a few extra yards- and I was after a fast sinking line anyway so might as well get a floater- my most used line, too.
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I quite fancied the French Leader technique for fishing nymphs in the winter and was toying with...
Read MorePitsford Pirate Fly Lines These fly lines are available from a trade seller via the Flyfishing forums website. UPDATE2013: They can now be bought via the SKB fishing website with a much expanded range. They are...
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Scierra HMT fly linesI have two of these, one is a WF5 floating HMT Loading zone line the other a “ conventional” HMT WF7 line. i.e. no Loading Zone. HMT stands for Hywel Morgan Taper.
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